Easthampton High School - Echo Yearbook (Easthampton, MA)

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Another one of the accomplishments of the council has been the conducting of a high school column in the Gazette. This column has reported the doings of the various classes, and it has proved to be a great success. Paul Meyer was in charge of this work at first, but later Jacob Frederick was appointed to succeed him. This school year has almost ended, but next year we expect to see a bigger success. Already plans are under way for a new Constitution providing for a bigger and a better Student Council. This year, we feel as if we had made an excellent beginning, but if all goes well, we expect to accomplish more next year. J Aeon FREDERICK JR. '34 PRO MERITO The following seniors of '34 are members of the Pro Merito Society: Madeline Boucher Arlene Flint Stanley Bozek Gladys Gagnon Alfred Briere Kenneth Gunn Ellen Buckities Rita Laurion Robert Buzzee Agnes McLean Constance Cullen Anna Novak Lillian Drondoski Lena Konopka Ruth Sander PRO MERITO AT PALMER As soon as the members of the Pro Merito Society were announced in as- sembly, we immediately began to make plans for the convention at Palmer. We met in front of the high-school Saturday, November 4. Mr. Thayer, Miss Fielden and Stanley Bozek supplied the means of transportation. It was an ideal day for the convention. The air was cool, the sun was shining, and all of us were in excellent spirits. As we were among the first to arrive at Palmer, we had plenty of time to look around. The high-school is quite new and the Palmer students are very proud of it, as well they may be. There is approximately the same number of students enrolled in Palmer High School as there is in Easthampton, but their school building is almost twice as large as ours. We went through the rooms with more than a slight trace of envy. After we had looked around to our heart's con- tent, we returned to the auditorium. The other Pro Meritos had arrived by this time, and the meeting began after a short wait. The president of the Pro Merito Society of Palmer presided. The roll was called, and the president of each society reported the number of members in the society and he number present. After a short business meeting, the guests and the members of the faculty with- drew to another room. During the discussion that followed in the, auditorium, the question was asked when the society had been formed, and what the pro- visions of the constitution were. As nobody knew anything about it, we had to Thirty-one

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Sophomore Class ,........... ...A.,....o,..,,,.,.......,,..,...,.,,.........,......... M ary Anderson Junior Class , ..........,... ..... ..,.,....... A n thony Lis - Katherine Hofman Senior Class Alfred Briere, Euclide Desmarais, Stanley Podolak, Ellen Buckities, Con- stance Cullen, Mary Cunningham, Thelma Simpson. Faculty Adviser ..............,........,,,. Q .......,..............l...,,...........,.............,.....A.....,.,.,......................... Miss Lou Lyman Honorary Members ,....,. Jacob Frederick, Robert Buzzee, and Richard McCallum One of the great events of our school year in 1933-1934 was the formation of a Student Council. The idea originated with Robert Buzzee, and with the help of Jacob Frederick, Richard McCallum, and Miss White, the Constitutional Com- mittee got under way. On the sixth of November, the first draft of the Constitu- tion was ready. During the following week the four classes of the school held meetings in which they elected committees of four to correct any ills that the Constitution might be suffering from. A meeting was held in Miss White's room and the students present went over the Constitution with a fine tooth comb. A few errors were found, but these were quickly corrected. A new Constitution was drawn up, and, on the twenty-fifth day of November, Mr. Thayer, principal of the high school, Miss White, Senior class advisor, Jacob Frederick, Robert Buz- zee, and Richard McCallum affixed their signatures to it. The next week was a busy one, for the various classes had to ratify the Constitution and elect their members to the council. By December 16, all members had been elected, and on December 22, a meeting was held at the home of Jacob Frederick to organize the council. Stanley Bozek was elected president with Paul Meyer as Vice-president. Warren Lux was appointed treasurer, while .Jeannette Donais was made secretary. Jacob Frederick, Robert Buzzee, and Richard McCallum were elected honorary members. Miss Lou Lyman was appointed by Mr. Thayer to act as the faculty representative. At the meeting, insignia was picked out and the purpose and policy of the council was also outlined. The Student Council has been formed for the purpose of bringing the students of the different classes into closer relationship with one another and the faculty. As we of the council look back over the past year, we believe that we have fulfilled our purpose, as we have accomplished many things. Largely through the efforts of the Junior class, the various classes are now al- lowed to hold class parties under the supervision of the council. Two classes, the Freshman and Sophomore, have already taken advantage of this, and have had parties that were extremely successful. The council has also taken over the traffic problem in the halls. Due to the many students and the small size of the building, there has been a great deal of confusion in going to and from the various rooms in the morning. An appeal was made to the students to help in this problem, and they have aided the council greatly in keeping the halls clear in the morning. Alfred Briere has been in charge of this work. Thirty

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refer to the faculty. Our ignorance about the matter provoked much merriment, and we felt better acquainted after this. Horace Randlett was elected president of the Society. After a short intermission, we returned to the auditorium to hear an unusually interesting speaker, Mr. Max Smith. He spoke on the subject 'Youth and its Relationship to the Business World? Luncheon was served at 1:00 P. M. in the school cafeteria. We were very hungry and thoroughly enjoyed the delicious food that was served to us. After luncheon we went to the front of the building where a picture of the entire group was taken. Then we went to the athletic field back of the nschool and watched an exciting football game. We all think that Pro Merito is a splendid society and well worth striving for. We regret very deeply that a similar society isn't formed among the under- classmen. The Pro Merito Society wishes to extend its thanks to Miss Fielden, Mr. Thayer, and Stanley Bozek for their kindness in providing transportation for us to and from Palmer. PRO MERITO PARTY AT MISS ALVORD'S On Friday, December 29, the members of the Pro Merito Society spent a very pleasant and agreeable evening at the home of Miss Alvord on Northampton Street. Most of the members were present, some being absent, due to the extreme cold and the bad condition of the roads at the time. The evening began with a treasure hunt, everyone succeeding in finding some treasure and at the same time beccming acquainted with Miss Alvord's attractive home. Then Mr. Thayer supplied the group with puzzles and we racked our brains trying to solve some of them. We spent the remainder of the evening playing cards, during the course of which refreshments were served. We thank Miss Alvord and Mr. Thayer for having so pleasantly entertained us. GLADi'S GAGNON '34 THE LYCEUM The Lyceum has recently celebrated the first anniversary of its founding. This undergraduate club was founded with the intention of providing for stu- dents the opportunity to discuss topics of general interest. This central idea, however, has this year been greatly enlarged. All activities and meetings have been supervised by Miss White and Miss Goodwin, members of the faculty. The program for the year began with the election of officers. Then four clubs were formed within the Lyceum, namely dramatic, journalism, literary and debating. Each of these clubs has played an important part in the carrying out of the yearly program. The dramatic club presented a delightful one act comedy. The journalism club gave the members an idea of what they thought a high school paper should include. It is the aim of this club to start a school paper next fall. Our authors and poets studied mostly classical English literature, but also in- Thirty-two